Molding outfit for children



Feb. 26, 1946. E. E. SlL\ /ERMAN ET AL 2, 9

I MOLDING OUTFIT FOR CHILDREN Filed April 30, 1945 I INVENTORS.

Patented Feb. 26, 1946 .MOLDING OUTFIT FOR. CHEDR EN Eli E. 'silverman,Brooklyn," "Y., and Marcus Greene, Caldwell, and Seymour Greenspan,

Newark, N. J.

Application April 30, 1945, Serial No. 591,060

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved amusement device or toy forchildren; and the invention has reference, more particularly, .to anovel construction of molding outfit.

One amusement which, from time immemorial, has constantly attracted anddiverted children is that of molding plastic and other impressionablematerials. This is evidenced by the delight most children take in makingso-called mud-pies, in shaping of damp beach sand, and in kindredactivities. Having this in view, it is an object of this invention toprovide a novel molding outfit by means of which children may carry onsuch activities.

The invention has fo another object to provide a molding outfitcomprising a container for carrying the material to be molded, a set ofmolds for shaping the material and a material handling implement such.as a shovel; these elements of the outfit being so constructed andarranged as to be capable of assembly in a compact and mutuallyinterlocked unitary relation, whereby to be easily carriedfrom place toplace, or stored away when not in use, without risk of separation orloss of parts thereof, and yet, when use thereof is desired, may, by asimple and easy operation capable of performance by even very smallchildren, be quickly released and disassembled to permit selectivemanipulation and use of the individual elements.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularlyenumerated, will be understood from the following detailed descriptionof the same.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the molding outfit according tothis invention, with its elements assembled in mutually interlockedunitary relation; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same; Fig. 3is a vertical sectional view, with the shovel removed and the moldmembers released subjectto withdrawal from the container, one of saidmold members being shown in elevation and partially withdrawn position;and Fig. 4 is a plan view of a mold member.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the above describedviews, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawing the novel molding outfit according to thisinvention comprises a con tainer body formed by side walls It! and abottom wall H, the upper or top end of the container being open. Theinterior of the container body is divided intermediate its top andbottom ends by body; the same being adapted to receive and 'support aplurality of removable mold members l-l one above another. Said slidewaymeans 16 is preferably formed to provide slideway channels or grooves l8adapted to receive slide tongues 19 with which opposite sides of themold members I! are provided.

Each mold member I! is provided in its upper face with a countersunkmold cavity 20. It will be understood that said mold cavities may be ofany selected peripheral and cross sectional shape or design desired,and, as illustrated in Fig. 4, the

same may include a selected figure or ornamental shape either in reliefor intaglio. It will be obvious that the contours of the mold cavities,and any included figure or ornamental design, are subject to a widescope of variation.

When the mold members I! are entered inthe storage compartment I4 of thecontainer body, their outer ends will be exposed and disposedsubstantially flush with the exterior of the laterally open side or faceof said container body. The

outer end of each mold member l! is provided, intermediate its sides,with an externally projecting eye-member 2i suitably affixed thereto,and in such manner thatthose of the several mold members are disposed invertical alignmentwhen said mold members occupy inserted positionswithin the storage compartment I 4 of the con tainer body. Saideye-members 2| not only serve as finger pieces for engagingthe moldmembers when inserting the latter or withdrawing them from the storagecompartment M of the container body, but also as cooperative parts ofthe means for securing said mold members against escape from theirstored assembled relation to the container body, as hereinafterexplained.

Suitably afiixed to the container body adjacent to its open top end, toproject from the laterally open side thereof, so as to be verticallyaligned with the eye-members 2| of the inserted mold members [1, is asimila eyeemember 22.

in the storage compartment IA of the container body, the shovel 23 isinverted so as to downin e i rly divided to provide an upwardly openwardly direct its handle shaft 24, whereupon the latter is passeddownwardly through the container body eye-member 22, and thencesuccessively through the aligned eye-members 2| of the mold members I1,until the shovel body 23 is stopped against said container bodyeye-member 22 (see Figs. 1 and 2). When the elements are thus assembledand associated, the same will be mutually interlocked together to form aunitary.

assembly, in such manner that the shovel and mold members will besecurely'retained against accidental displacement and separation fromthe container body. It will thus be obvious that all the elements willbe kept together and separation and loss of one or more thereof, whenthe outfit is carried about or stored away, will be very effectivelyavoided.

When use of the outfit is desired, the child merely withdraws the shovel23, thus releasin the same and also the mold members I! for selectivewithdrawal and use. By means of the shovel 23, a supply of moldablematerial may be obtained and deposited in the pail chamber I3,

' in which said material may be mixed with water if necessary torendering the same plastic or impressionable. When the material is readyfor use, one or more of the mold member's l'l' may be Withdrawn from thestorage compartment l4, and, again by use of the shovel 23, the materialmay be taken from the pail chamber 13 and filled into and compressedwithin the mold cavitiesw of said mold members, after which the moldmembers may be overturned on a flat surface tore:

move the molded form therefrom. a a

From the above description it will appear that a novel and convenientmolding outfit is provided by the invention, wherein the severalelements may be assembled securely together against loss when the sameis carried about or stored away. At the same time, the outfit providesall the essential requirements of the child'necessary to the preparationand manipulation of moldable material; the invention thus providing avery satisfactory toy for the intended purposes, and one calculated toafiord the child pleasing entertainment and amusement.

It will be understood-that the elements or the outfit may be made of anymaterial suitable to the construction thereof, and that said elements,and especially the container body and mold members, may be selectivelymade in various shapes and sizes.

Having now described our invention, we claim:

1. VA molding outfit comprising a container body upper pail chamber anda lower laterally open storage compartment, a plurality of removablemold members entered in said storage compartment to lie one aboveanother, outer ends of said inserted mold members having projectingeyemembers disposed in vertical mutually aligned relation, saidcontainer body also having a. similar externally projecting eye-memberlocated adjacent to its top end and in alignment with said eye-membersof the mold members, and a shovel having a longitudinal handle shaft,said handle shaft being adapted to be downwardly directed and removablypassed through said aligned eyemembers, whereby to mutually retain theshovel, mold members and container body in unitary assembled relation.

2. A molding outfit comprising a container body interiorly divided toprovide an upwardly open upper pail chamber and a lower laterally openstorage compartment, a handle bail pivotally connected with the upper'end of said body, a plurality of individual mold members adapted to bereceived in said storage compartment, opposed slideway means at oppositesides of said storage compartment to extend inwardly from the open sidethereof, said slideway means being adapted to receive andindividuallyand removably support said mold members one above anotherwhen the latter are inserted into said compartment, a shovel having ahandle shaft, and said mold members and container body each having meansto receive and cooperate with said shovel handle shaft, whereby toretain said mold members and container body against accidentalseparation from their assembled relation.

3. A molding outfit comprising a container body interiorly divided toprovide an upwardly open upper pail chamber and a lower laterally openstorage compartment, a plurality of individual mold members adapted tobe received in said storage compartment, opposed slideway means atopposite sides of said storage compartment to extend inwardly from theopen side thereof, said slideway means being adapted to receive andindividually and removably support'said mold members one above anotherwhen the latter are inserted into said compartment, outer ends of saidinserted mold members having projecting eyemembers disposed in verticalmutually aligned relation, said container body also having a similarexternally projecting eye-member located adjacent to its top end and inalignment with said eye-members of the mold members, and a shovel havinga longitudinal handle shaft, said handle shaft being adapted to bedownwardly directed and removably passed through said alignedeyemembers, whereby to mutually retain the shovel, mold members andcontainer body in unitary assembled relationship.

ELI E. SILVERMAN. MARCUS GREENE. SEYMOUR GREENSPAN.

